Frank Hans Johnston
(1888 - 1949) Group of Seven, OSA, ARCA, CSPWC
Previously Sold Works
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
A Rocky Corner - Bryce’s Island, Lake of the Woods
oil on panel
signed with initials lower right; titled on the reverse
5.75 x 8 ins ( 14.6 x 20.3 cms )
Sold for $48,300.00
Sale date: May 31st 2016
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
Fine Weather
oil on board
signed lower left; titled on the artist label on the reverse
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )
Sold for $18,880.00
Sale date: November 23rd 2017
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
Autumn Colour
oil on board
signed lower left; signed and titled on the reverse
8 x 6 ins ( 20.3 x 15.2 cms )
Sold for $16,100.00
Sale date: May 31st 2016
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
Cool Depths
oil on board
signed lower left; signed and titled on the reverse
10 x 12 ins ( 25.4 x 30.5 cms )
Sold for $13,800.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2016
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
Summer Cottage, Balm Beach, Ont. (near Midland)
oil on board
signed lower left; titled on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
Sold for $9,200.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2016
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
Golden Afterglow
oil on board
signed lower left; signed and titled on the reverse
20 x 16 ins ( 50.8 x 40.6 cms )
Sold for $7,670.00
Sale date: November 20th 2018
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
Winter Landscape
tempera on card
3.5 x 6.75 ins ( 8.9 x 17.1 cms ) ( subject )
Sold for $4,600.00
Sale date: November 23rd 2017
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
Dream Glow
oil on board
signed lower left; signed and titled on the reverse
8 x 10 ins ( 20.3 x 25.4 cms )
Sold for $4,720.00
Sale date: November 20th 2018
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
Moody March
oil on board
signed lower left; signed and titled on the reverse
20 x 24 ins ( 50.8 x 61 cms )
Sold for $11,500.00
Sale date: December 6th 2017
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
Woodland Stream
oil on board
signed lower left; titled on the artist’s label on the reverse
20 x 24 ins ( 50.8 x 61 cms ) ( overall )
Sold for $13,800.00
Sale date: May 29th 2014
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
March Midnight
oil on board
signed lower left; titled on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
Sold for $12,650.00
Sale date: November 25th 2015
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
The Old Barn
oil on panel
signed lower left; titled on the reverse
5.5 x 8.5 ins ( 14 x 21.6 cms )
Sold for $8,850.00
Sale date: November 29th 2013
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
Cold Afternoon, Great Bear Lake, N.W.T.
oil on canvas, laid down on board
signed and inscribed “Great Bear Lake, N.W.T.” lower left; titled, dated 1939 and inscribed “Near Eldorado” on the reverse
10 x 12 ins ( 25.4 x 30.5 cms )
Sold for $7,000.00
Sale date: November 28th 2014
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
September Glow, Georgian Bay
oil on board
signed lower left; signed and titled on the reverse
8 x 10 ins ( 20.3 x 25.4 cms )
Sold for $6,900.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
September Side Road
oil on board
signed lower left; titled on the reverse
14 x 12 ins ( 35.6 x 30.5 cms )
Sold for $7,080.00
Sale date: September 24th 2015
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Franz Johnston Biography
(1888 - 1949) Group of Seven, OSA, ARCA, CSPWC
"In Johnston one can almost see the sound swelling into the vastness of infinity. The small panel is no restriction to the eye and one stands among the stars of timeless space. Dancing formless light, subaqueous in feeling, ephemeral as Aurora Borealis. It holds one motionless in moving space." Frank (Franz) Johnston was born in Toronto and like many other Group members, he joined Grip Ltd. as a commercial artist. In 1910, he left for the United States where he studied art in Philadelphia and worked in commercial design in New York. Although an original member of the Group, Johnston's association was a brief one. He did exhibit in the exhibition of 1920, but by 1921 he had left Toronto to become Principal at the Winnipeg School of Art. In the earlier years of their friendship, Johnston had joined MacDonald and Harris on their journeys to Algoma. His paintings from those years express a strong decorative interpretation of the landscape. In later years, the artist's style became more realistic and revealed a strong fascination with the qualities of light. In 1927, Johnston changed his name to the more exotic title of 'Franz' Johnston and found some success in commercial art galleries, where he was free from association with any formal group of artists.